Africa

President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday arrived in N’Djamena, the Chadian capital seeking wider cooperation among countries of Sahel and Saharan regions to counter the infiltration of small arms to Nigeria, flowing into the hands of militia forces, bandits and insurgents who are becoming a threat to human rights and internal security. …

  Khartoum, April 11, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) President Omar al-Bashir, was on Thursday overthrown in a coup by the armed forces which announced a two-year period of military rule to be followed by elections. Bashir ruled Sudan with an iron fist for 30 years. In an address on state television, Defence …

By Desmond Ejibas Port Harcourt, April 5, 2019 The Nigerian Union in South Africa (NUSA), has urged Nigerians living in South Africa, to be conscious of their security in the face of renewed xenophobic attacks on foreigners in that country. Mr Habib Miller, the Public Relations Officer of NUSA, told …

Algiers, April 5, 2019 Hundreds of Algerians were gathering on Friday in the capital Algiers to demand an overhaul of the political system after long-serving president Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned under pressure from the powerful army and street protesters. Protesters in central Algiers carried placards demanding the departure of incumbent Prime Minister Noureddine …

Algiers, April 1, 2019 Algerian President Bouteflika has resigned, bowing to mass protest, Algeria’s state news agency APS reported on Monday. He will give up his office before his designated end-of-term date on April 28. The decision came after hundreds of people demonstrated in Algiers against Bouteflika’s new government. Protesters …

Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, the former Education Minister of Nigeria, has been announced as Forbes Woman Africa Social Influencer at the prestigious Forbes Woman Africa Awards inaugural gala dinner held this March in Durban, South Africa. A former vice-president for Africa of the World Bank, co-founder of Transparency International, and anti-corruption …

By Carol V. Utulu Asaba, March 22, 2019 The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Friday defeated the Seychelles national team 3 – 1 to top Group E in the 2019 AFCON qualification round. The match, played at the 25,000 capacity Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba, saw a mammoth crowd of …

By Ejike Obeta Asaba, March 20, 2019 The Super Eagles trained behind closed doors on Wednesday as they intensified preparations at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba for Friday’s clash with their counterparts from Seychelles. The Eagles, after facing Seychelles in the 2019 AFCON qualifiers, will take on the Pharaohs …

By Victor Okoye Abuja, March 19, 2019 It was a full house on Tuesday as the Super Eagles began their first training session ahead of their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final qualifying match against Seychelles. This is as the delegation of the senior national team of Seychelles, known …

By Victor Okoye Abuja, March 18, 2019 Odion Ighalo, Alex Iwobi, and Semi Ajayi were among the first arrivals in the Super Eagles’ camp in Asaba on Monday ahead of Friday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match against Seychelles. Three-time African champions, Nigeria, have already booked a place …

  Twenty-five years ago, the Super Eagles made history by winning the Africa Nations Cup and debut World Cup appearance. Two years later, they became world champions during the Atlanta 96 Olympics. For four days beginning from April 26, African soccer stars, government and sports officials, sponsors and aficionados will …

London, March 15, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang struck twice as his side beat Stade Rennes 3-0 to reach the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals and join English Premier League (EPL) rivals Chelsea on Thursday. Chelsea had earlier on Thursday thrashed Dynamo Kiev 5-0 with a hat-trick from Oliver Giroud. …

By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, March 12, 2019 The Management of Ethiopian Airlines in Nigeria has opened Condolence Registers at their country offices in Abuja, Lagos, Kano and Enugu for the victims of the flight that crashed on March 10, six minutes after take off. A statement by the airline on …

DOUALA, Cameroon, March 12, 2019 Despite somewhat slipping from global headlines in recent weeks, Cameroon has nonetheless maintained its death spiral. The root cause of the crisis can be unequivocally placed (https://on.wsj.com/2yRnhMO) at the doorstep of the Presidency, or the Geneva Intercontinental Hotel, where President Paul Biya spends much of his time. …

Yaounde, March 12, 2019 (Xinhua/NAN) Cameroun’s first parliamentary session of the year convened on Tuesday amid growing insecurity in the country. “With the increasing demand for a return to peace in the two war-torn English speaking regions, rampant kidnappings in the mountainous region of Adamawa and terror threats from Boko …

By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma Lagos, Feb. 27, 2018 Dangote Cement Industries Plc on Wednesday said that it sold a total 23.54 metric tonnes (MT) of cement across Africa for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2018. The company said in its financial performance released on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) that …

Kigali, Feb. 27, 2019 (Xinhua/NAN) Rwanda is partnering with a UK-based communications company to launch a satellite that will provide broadband internet to schools in remote areas, Rwandan Ministry of ICT and Innovation said on Wednesday. The satellite, which is nicknamed “Icyerekezo’’ meaning vision in English, is expected to be …

By Prudence Arobani New York, Feb. 23, 2019 The United States has placed travel ban on some top government officials of the Democratic Republic of the Congo over their roles in alleged electoral fraud in the December 2018 general election in the country. The U.S. Department of State announced this …

By Temitope Ponle Abuja, Feb. 18, 2019 The ECOWAS Head of Election Observer Mission, former Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Monday returned to her country following the postponement of the Feb. 16 general elections. Mr Jonathan Bara-Hart of the Directorate of Communications, ECOWAS Commission, in a telephone interview, told the …

By Lucy Nwachukwu Abuja, Feb. 8, 2019 The Federal Government of Nigeria has allocated a 5.12-hectare piece of land in Abuja to the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) for the development of a centre of excellence for medical services. The bank‘s Head of Media, Mr Obi Emekekwue, in a statement on …

By Lucy Nwachukwu Abuja,  Feb.  6, 2019 African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has a vision to leverage one billion dollars in support of Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA) mission, the President, Prof Benedict Oramah, has said. Oramah made the disclosure at a Financing Investment and Trade in Africa conference organised by UNISIA-Africa …

Following the mass arbitrary arrests of protesters in several cities in Cameroon on 26 January, Samira Daoud, Amnesty International’s West and Central Africa Deputy Director has said that:  “The Cameroonian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release protesters detained simply for exercising their right to peaceful protest at the weekend. No …